73 Peter Sellers Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

Undoubtedly one of the greatest dark comedies of all time, Dr. Strangelove, is a Stanley Kubrick masterpiece. A Cold War satire, the movie depicts what would happen if an unhinged powerful figure like Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper unleashes nuclear holocaust on the world. 

Illiterate and slow, gardener Chance worked his entire life for his old master in Washington DC. Not exposed to outer world except via television, he has nowhere to go after his master dies. An accidental meeting takes him to business tycoon Ben Rand who mistakes his gardening talk as some insightful words. Soon, Chance is hailed as Chauncey Gardiner, an upper-class knowledgeable advisor.

A murder is reported and a woman named Maria is suspected to be the killer. However, impressed with her beauty, Inspector Clouseau doesn’t suspect her. Things get interesting when more murders follow and each time, Maria seems to be the killer.  

Bakshi, an Indian actor, ruins a film set during his shoot. However, instead of being fired, due to a clerical mistake, he ends up being invited to a grand exclusive Hollywood party. Once there, he causes a lot of chaos and destruction through his foolishness.   

The Ladykillers is a black comedy crime film which tells the story of five criminals who rent rooms in an elderly widow’s home and plan and execute a bank robbery. However, when the widow discovers that they have committed a robbery, they decide that one of them needs to kill and silence her.

The Pink Panther is a comedy film, which tells the story of a clumsy detective on the trail of a notorious jewel thief, who is planning to steal a diamond called The Pink Panther. 

Inspector Jacques Clouseau’s incompetence lands chief inspector Charles Dreyfus in a psychiatric hospital. Clouseau’s visit on the day of his release results in a relapse, but Dreyfus manages to escape the hospital. When he fails to kill Clouseau, he organises a criminal plot threatening countries with annihilation if they don’t kill Clouseau for him. 

Eccentric millionaire Lionel Twain invites five renowned private detectives to his castle for a ‘dinner and murder,’ and after sealing off his house, he challenges them to find the killer of a murder that will occur at midnight. He announces 1million for solving the case. Long before midnight, Twain’s blind butler, Bensonmum, is found dead. What is the mystery behind the tricky set-up?

Inspector Jacque Clouseau, a clumsy detective, is put on the case, when a famous jewel which is also a national treasure, named the Pink Panther, is stolen. The only clue the thief has left behind is a white glove.

European professor, Humbert Humbert, moves to Beardsley, Ohio, on work assignment. When he rents a room in widow Charlotte Haze’s house, he gets obsessed with her alluring teenage daughter, Lolita, and marries Charlotte just to be near Lolita. After Charlotte’s accidental death, he is sure of having his own way, but has not taken into account Lolita’s interest in other males.

A small happy and peace-loving nation’s economy goes into a crisis situation. Unable to find any help, they decide to declare war on the US, hoping to lose, but at least score foreign aid.  However, things don’t go according to plan.

The robbery of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn, a 9th century artifact, from the Metropolitan museum is being looked into by a pair of detectives from Scotland Yard in this amusing farcical short film. The film is an adaptation of a precious memento of BBC radio's The Goon Show.

Auguste Topaze is an honest French teacher who is fired from his job, after he refuses to alter the bad grades of a baroness’ grandson. He is soon hired by an actress Suzy and her corrupt lover, as a managing director for their business, as they believe that his honesty will protect them from suspicion. However, things get ugly when Topaze learns about their corruption, and he decides to teach them a lesson.

John Cummings is a struggling cosmetics salesman who needs his car, a 1959 Ford Anglia, to keep his job. When the car is stolen under instructions of a stolen car dealer, Lionel Meadows, John resolves to do whatever it takes to recover the car. 

Angela Burrows, an accomplished efficiency, expert tries to change the way things are done at a Scottish Tweed weaving company but runs up against traditional values and the accountant Mr. Martin. The battle of wits between the sexes eventually ends with Martin winning but losing his heart to Burrows. 

Revenge of the Pink Panther is a mystery comedy film which tells the story of a businessman named Philippe Douvier, who is secretly the head of the French Connection. He is suspected by his partners of weak leadership, and of not being able to conduct his business efficiently. To prove otherwise, Douvier plans the murder of famous Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau.

John Lewis is a frustrated librarian and dreams of having affairs with glamorous women in spite of being married to his long-suffering wife Jean. When the glamorous Liz, wife of a local councilor expresses her interest in him, the two plan on starting an affair. However, fate has other humorous plans for them.

A group of rogues are on their way to Africa, hoping that they can get rich there.  They get stranded in Italy, where they meet a seemingly innocent British couple.

When the king of Gaillardia is assassinated, a struggle breaks out between Russia and Great Britain to conquer the country’s mineral wealth. The British send diplomat Carlton-Browne to turn the tide in their favor. However, the rightful heir to the throne Prince Loris has a rival—Princess Ilyena—and a revolution is also brewing. 

A Day at the Beach is a comedy drama film which tells the story of a self-destructive alcoholic, who is given over the duty of watching over his niece Winnie. However, the little girl constantly keeps finding herself in trouble because of his behavior.

Michael is a playboy by nature, who is determined to reform and stay faithful to his fiancée Carole. Things however get complicated when several attractive women get charmed by him.  Eventually, he is forced to ask for help from a demented psychologist who is having romantic problems of his own.

An ageing barrister, Wilfred Morgenhall, is happy when he is briefed to defend murder-accused Herbert Fowle, a quiet merchant. Fowle wishes to plead guilty of murdering his annoying wife, but Morgenhall tries to boost his will to fight the case. Nevertheless, his inept handling spoils everything and Fowle is convicted. Later, Fowle is acquitted for inadequate defense, and thanks Morgenhall for his ‘technique.’

An Italian-French-American co-production, this comedy film by director Vittorio De Sica comprises seven mini series featuring seven different types of women in different situations. The seven episodes include Funeral Procession, Amateur Night, Two Against One, Super Simone, At the Opera, Suicides and Snow.

A group of prisoners are being forced into labor for the Nazis in France, when their position is hit by an Allied bombing raid. Some of the men find shelter in a supply building. Even though there is plenty of food and wine, no one comes to rescue them even after years. 

After a ship collision, a spoiled but rich and attractive heiress Sadie finds herself trapped in an island with three men, Gibble, Jimmy and Pat. All three of them find themselves attracted to her, and begin attempting to win her heart.

Let’s Go Crazy is a comedy short musical film which is set in a nightclub. It combines various kinds of variety acts with comedy sketches.

A crooked hospital administrator resorts to lies and cheating to loot as much money from the patients as possible. His assistant Alice can no longer endure his scams and therefore she makes a plan to send him to prison. 

Two friends manage to win a contest, after which they go to their regular seaside boarding house. Things get complicated because all the other guests, including two women who want to marry for money, try to come up with a plan to take the fortune off them.

Bumbling bullfighter Juan Bautista reaches Barcelona aspiring to become first singing matador. As he meets impresario Carbonell to persuade him for a break, Carbonell agrees on the condition that within 3 days Juan has to spend an evening with Olimpia, and seduce the bewitching beauty who can effortlessly manipulate most wealthy men to her advantage. Will Juan be able to manage it?

In this spy spoof, a retired James Bond is persuaded to rejoin the secret service to counter shadowy organization SMERSH, allegedly responsible for murdering secret agents. Sir James devises a plan to assemble a group of agents, all named James Bond 007, to confuse SMERSH. Each new Bond is assigned a specific role. Now Sir James must nab the brain behind SMERSH.  

Ghost in the Noonday Sun is a comedy film which takes us to the 17th century. It tells the story of a pirate captain, who is murdered by his cook. The latter then tries to find a hidden treasure, but unfortunately, it seems impossible because the map was drawn in disappearing ink. Now, he must rely on the captain’s ghost to find it.

The Great McGonnagall is a comedy film which tells the story of an unemployed man, William McGonnagall, who wants to become England’s Poet Lauret. However, the problem is that people don’t like his poetry.

Trail of the Pink Panther is a crime comedy mystery film which tells the story of a TV reporter who decides to investigate the matter when Inspector Clouseau goes missing all of a sudden during a mission. In order to solve the mystery, he tries to interview everyone who was close to Clouseau.

A man named Sydney Frewin is to impersonate King Rudolf, due to their resemblance, after there is an assassination attempt on the King. Despite this, his rival Michael manages to capture King Rudolf and bring him to his castle.  Frewin is still forced to keep up the act till the coronation ceremony. However, Rudolf’s fiancée Flavia, sees through the disguise, and she decides to help Frewin.

A movie company sets up their headquarters in an army barrack as it wants to shoot a sci-fi film that not only showcases the real location but also portrays the soldiers as actors. However, only confusion and chaos prevails while the Commander tries to convince the crew to move their set to a nearby haunted house. 

Down Among the Z Men is a comedy film which tells the story of Harry Jones, who works as a clerk in a general mercantile store. Meanwhile, he is also an amateur actor working in community theater, where he is currently playing the role of an inspector working for the Scotland Yard. His life gets complicated after an absent minded Professor leaves a secret military formula in his store. Soon, two  enemy spies question Harry regarding the Professor, not realizing that the formula is now in Harry’s possession.

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film is a 1950 comedy short-film which earned an Oscar nomination. The film doesn’t have a plot, and involves a lot of gags.